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Overview

Gerrit de Leeuw is affiliated with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a particular focus on atmospheric phenomena.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Their work further delves into several subfields, including:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Oceanography

Key research topics addressed by Gerrit de Leeuw cover a range of atmospheric and environmental issues:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality

The scientist has published extensively in several notable venues, including:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Recent papers reflecting their research interests include:

  • "Merging regional and global aerosol optical depth records from major available satellite products" (2020) in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "The Impact of the Control Measures during the COVID-19 Outbreak on Air Pollution in China" (2020) in Remote Sensing
  • "Air pollution scenario over Pakistan: Characterization and ranking of extremely polluted cities using long-term concentrations of aerosols and trace gases" (2021) in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Tropical and Boreal Forest - Atmosphere Interactions: A Review" (2022) in Tellus B
  • "Technical note: First comparison of wind observations from ESA's satellite mission Aeolus and ground-based radar wind profiler network of China" (2021) in Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Gerrit de Leeuw include:

  • Zhengqiang Li
  • Cheng Fan
  • Md. Arfan Ali
  • Muhammad Bilal
  • Alaa Mhawish

Best Publications

  • Mobility particle size spectrometers: harmonization of technical standards and data structure to facilitate high quality long-term observations of atmospheric particle number size distributions

    A. Wiedensohler;W. Birmili;A. Nowak;A. Sonntag

  • Atmospheric composition change: Ecosystems–Atmosphere interactions

    D. Fowler;Kim Pilegaard;M.A. Sutton;Per Ambus

  • Marine aerosol production: a review of the current knowledge

    Colin D O'Dowd;Gerrit de Leeuw

  • Production flux of sea spray aerosol

    Gerrit de Leeuw;Gerrit de Leeuw;Edgar L Andreas;Magdalena D. Anguelova;C. W. Fairall

  • Laboratory simulations and parameterization of the primary marine aerosol production

    E. M. Mårtensson;E. D. Nilsson;G. de Leeuw;L. H. Cohen

  • Global observations of aerosol-cloud-precipitation-climate interactions

    Daniel Rosenfeld;Meinrat O. Andreae;Ari Asmi;Mian Chin

  • Primary submicron marine aerosol dominated by insoluble organic colloids and aggregates

    Maria Cristina Facchini;Matteo Rinaldi;Stefano Decesari;Claudio Carbone

  • The ESA Climate Change Initiative: Satellite Data Records for Essential Climate Variables

    R Hollmann;CJ Merchant;RA Saunders;C Downy

  • Characterization and intercomparison of aerosol absorption photometers: result of two intercomparison workshops

    T. Müller;J.S. Henzing;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;A. Wiedensohler

  • General overview: European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions (EUCAARI) - integrating aerosol research from nano to global scales

    M. Kulmala;A. Asmi;H. K. Lappalainen;H. K. Lappalainen;U. Baltensperger

  • EUCAARI ion spectrometer measurements at 12 European sites – analysis of new particle formation events

    H. E. Manninen;T. Nieminen;E. Asmi;S. Gagné

  • Number size distributions and seasonality of submicron particles in europe 2008–2009

    A. Asmi;A. Wiedensohler;P. Laj;A. M Fjaeraa

  • Exploring the relation between aerosol optical depth and PM 2.5 at Cabauw, the Netherlands

    M. Schaap;A. Apituley;R. M. A. Timmermans;R. B. A. Koelemeijer

  • A dedicated study of new particle formation and fate in the coastal environment (PARFORCE): overview of objectives and achievements

    Colin D. O'Dowd;Colin D. O'Dowd;Kaarle Hämeri;Kaarle Hämeri;Jyrki M. Mäkelä;Jyrki M. Mäkelä;Liisa Pirjola

  • Retrieval of aerosol optical depth over land using two-angle view satellite radiometry during TARFOX

    J. Pepijn Veefkind;Gerrit de Leeuw;Phillip A. Durkee

  • Production of sea spray aerosol in the surf zone

    Gerrit de Leeuw;Filip P. Neele;Martin Hill;Michael H. Smith

  • Satellite Aerosol Remote Sensing Over Land

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  • Surfactants and submicron sea spray generation

    K. Sellegri;C. D. O'Dowd;Y. J. Yoon;S. G. Jennings

  • Development, Production and Evaluation of Aerosol Climate Data Records from European Satellite Observations (Aerosol_cci)

    Thomas Popp;Gerrit de Leeuw;Christine Bingen;Christoph Brühl

  • Coastal new particle formation: Environmental conditions and aerosol physicochemical characteristics during nucleation bursts

    Colin D. O'Dowd;Colin D. O'Dowd;Colin D. O'Dowd;Kaarle Hämeri;Jyrki Mäkelä;Minna Väkeva

  • Relationship of oceanic whitecap coverage to wind speed and wind history

    Adrian Callaghan;Gerrit de Leeuw;Gerrit de Leeuw;Leo Cohen;Colin D. O'Dowd

  • Merging regional and global aerosol optical depth records from major available satellite products

    Larisa Sogacheva;Thomas Popp;Andrew M. Sayer;Andrew M. Sayer;Oleg Dubovik

Frequent Co-Authors

Larisa Sogacheva
Larisa Sogacheva Finnish Meteorological Institute
Colin D. O'Dowd
Colin D. O'Dowd University of Galway
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Antti Arola
Antti Arola Finnish Meteorological Institute
Michael Schulz
Michael Schulz Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Tuukka Petäjä
Tuukka Petäjä University of Helsinki
Veli-Matti Kerminen
Veli-Matti Kerminen University of Helsinki
Elisabetta Vignati
Elisabetta Vignati Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Ira Leifer
Ira Leifer University of California, Santa Barbara
Stefan Kinne
Stefan Kinne Max Planck Society

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